Idea Name: |
Downdraft Gasifier |
Slogan: |
Plan-Produce-Plant |
Supervisor Name: |
Dr. Waqas Khalid SMME |
Supervisor Designation: |
Assistant Professor |
Supervisor School: |
SMME |
Supervisor Department: |
SMME |
Contact number: |
0335-0388830 |
Email ID: |
[email protected] |
Abstract: |
The demand for energy has increased manifold in recent times. The pollution and fossil fuel depletion asks for a sustainable energy source and gasification of biomass provides one. |
What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ? |
The rural areas of Pakistan still do not have electricity supply, a mobile gasifier running with cotton stalk, with a capacity to run for 8 hrs, will help in meeting the energy needs of the rural areas of Pakistan. |
Who needs it ? How many would benefit ? |
The whole rural area of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan will benefit from it. |
How will the solution works |
The gasifier has a hopper where the cotton stalk will be filled. The cotton stalk will then be combusted in the presence of limited oxygen, resulting in incomplete combustion and hence pyrolysis of the biomass. This will result in release of Synthetic gas (mainly Hydrogen) which will be sucked out and fed to a filter. The filtered gas can then be used for heating purposes or can be fed to generator for electricity production |
Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different |
There is a huge gap in this sector and biogas is being produced but that too on a very small scale. The biogas production too is not very feasible for household use. However, the gasifier can easily be operated domestically. |
Status: |
new |
Entry Date & Time: |
2021-12-14 (1753) |